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Press release - Road closures for the 27th Annual Strawberry Festival
Published 5/13/2010 (all press releases for this day)
 John Crombach Chief of Police |
Oxnard Police Department R. Jason Benites Assistant Chief Scott Whitney Assistant Chief |
OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
| INCIDENT: | Road closures for the 27th Annual Strawberry Festival |
| DATE/TIME: | May 15th and 16th 2010, 0800 - 2000 hours |
| LOCATION: | College Park, Oxnard |
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Senior Officer Brian Woolley Traffic Coordinator (805) 385-7749 |
DETAILS:
The 27th annual Strawberry Festival will be held this weekend, May 15th and 16th, at College Park. Over the past several years, the festival has experienced crowds totaling 70,000 over the two day event.
In an attempt to accommodate the anticipated heavy attendance at this year’s Strawberry Festival, the Oxnard Police Traffic Unit will have officers and additional traffic control personnel assigned to several intersections surrounding the festival site. There will be some road closures and detours to allow for safe and efficient vehicular and pedestrian travel to and from the festival.
The recommended method of transportation to the Strawberry Festival is via the shuttle bus service. Shuttle buses will be picking up festival goers at the following locations:
- Camarillo Premium Outlets, 740 E. Ventura Boulevard, Camarillo
- Channel Islands Harbor, 3400 block South Harbor Blvd., Oxnard
- Centerpoint Mall, 2655 Saviers Road, Oxnard
- Oxnard Transportation Center, 201 E. Fourth Street, Oxnard
- The Palms (Oxnard Outlet Mall), 2000 Outlet Center Drive, Oxnard
The following roadways will be affected by this weekend’s festival:
Rose Avenue
Rose Avenue between Channel Islands Boulevard and Bard Road will be closed to all non-festival traffic from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM on both festival days.
Pleasant Valley Road between Butler Road and Bard Road
Pleasant Valley Road, between Butler Road and Bard Road will be affected by heavy traffic from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM on both festival days.
Bard Road between Pleasant Valley Road and Rose Avenue
Bard Road, between Pleasant Valley Road and Rose Avenue, will be affected by heavy traffic from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM on both festival days.
Gary Drive
Gary Drive, between Boston Way and Rose Avenue, will be closed to all traffic from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM on both festival days.
In addition to these closures, traffic near the festival site will be heavy. Local residents are encouraged to use alternate routes for trips in and out of the city.
For Further Information regarding road closures, contact Senior Officer Brian Woolley at 385-7749. For further information regarding the festival go to: www.strawberry-fest.org.
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